Valentine's Care Packages for College Students

College is tough. Especially if you move away from the local area and it's all still new to you. Getting a Valentine's Care package in the mail from a long distance significant other or from parents can make the student's day so much better. Making a Valentine's Care package gives you the chance to send a few items to show your love for your college student. To assemble your Valentine's care package for College students, get a flat rate mailing box from the post office. These boxes come in two cost levels. The large flat rate box allows you to put more items in your Valentines care package or college students and ships for approximately $13. The smaller flat rate ships for less than $10 and comes in two different shapes. Flat rate boxes are best if your Valentines care package contains heavy items. Here are a few suggestions on items you can include in your care package for college students.

Item 1 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

Peeps! Include a variety of those crazy marshmallow critters for your college student and a note with a link to the websites which show crazy things people do with Peeps.

Item 2 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

A heart shaped box of chocolate. It doesn't have to be big. Consider one of the cute character ones. If your college student collected anything Disney as a kid, look for the box with the character on it. Valentine's care packages for college students are the perfect chance for parents to bring back fond memories for the student.

Item 3 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

A heart shaped photo frame with a picture of the college student and his/her siblings or parents. Of course if you are the girlfriend or boyfriend, the photo should be of the two of you.

Item 4 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

A cryptogram message which talks about something you remember most about your college student when they were living at home. Enclose it in a Valentine's Day card with a note on the key to the message. If you are doing this for a significant other, you can write a message to tell what the key to the cryptogram is, but make the message about the key to your heart.

Item 5 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

A cute stuffed animal with an appropriate heart saying, even for young adults stuffed animals are a good Valentine's Care Package item.

Item 6 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

Boxers with hearts, or pajama pants with cute Valentine's decorations

Item 7 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

Homemade snacks. Cookies, quick breads, chocolate covered pretzels. Christmas is not the only holiday that baking can work for. Valentine's care packages for college students which contain food from home will be a big hit.

Item 8 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

Buy and iTunes money card for downloading more music for an addition to the care pacakge that will make your college student very happy.

Item 9 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

A gift card to a restaurant they normally can't afford.

Item 10 for your Valentine's Care Package for College Students:

A couple of coffee mugs, a box of hot chocolate and a bag of marshmallows. If your college student is in a cold climate, adding this to the Valentine's Day Care package will let them share some warming moments with a friend.